Florida police union gets 'major victory' as appeals court rules some officers' identities can be shielded

The Florida Police Benevolent Association (PBA) is celebrating a precedent-setting victory after an appeals court ruled this week that the identities of officers who have been involved in fatal police shootings can be protected under Marsy’s Law if they were threatened with deadly force. 

"This is a long time coming," Florida PBA President John Kazanjian told Fox News. "Now they get to do their jobs without, [in] the future, being harassed, stalked or killed." Marsy’s Law was created to provide crime victims with rights and protections, such as having their identities withheld, and is titled after a college student named Marsalee Nicholas who was murdered in 1983, according to Local10.